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WellTheory

San Francisco, US · Founded 2021 · 71 employees on LinkedIn · 12 known investors

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Welltheory offers evidence-based nutrition and lifestyle coaching for people with autoimmune conditions, including 1-1 coaching, unlimited messaging, personalized whole-body care plans, and access to testing and a patient community. Its care team is made up of people who have autoimmune conditions themselves.

Founders & leadership

WellTheory was founded in 2021 by Ellen Rudolph and Wallace Torres.

EREllen Rudolph
Ellen RudolphCo-Founder + CEO30 Under 30 2024
WTWallace Torres
Wallace TorresCo-founder, OpsWallace Torres is co-founder and head of Operations at WellTheory, which provides nutrition and lifestyle coaching for people with autoimmune conditions. He has over a decade of healthcare experience, having led regulatory and compliance operations as an early employee at medical device company Visby Medical, where he supported the development of a Covid-19 diagnostic test, and previously worked at Genentech through its Operations Rotational Development Program.
ZPZac Prutzman
Zac PrutzmanHead of FinanceCo-founder and Executive Officer of WellTheory, which provides nutrition and lifestyle coaching for people with autoimmune conditions.
CR
Claire RudolphFounder
DR
Dan RudolphNamed on SEC filing

Board

CR
Candace RichardsonBoard director

Investors · 12

Funding

SEC filings, press & company announcements

$40.2M disclosed across 3 of 5 rounds · 2022–2025

▶$19MraisedFeb 2026 · 20 investors · Other Technology
Rule 506(b)
Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
  • Candace RichardsonDirector
  • Claire RudolphExecutive Officer, Director
  • Ellen RudolphExecutive Officer, Director
  • Zac PrutzmanExecutive Officer
Offering amount
$19M
Amount sold
$19M
First sale
Oct 2025
Incorporated
Corporation, Delaware, 2021
Federal exemptions
06b
Full filing on SEC EDGAR ↗
▶$7.2MraisedNov 2022 · 61 investors · Other Technology
Rule 506(b)
Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
  • Dan RudolphExecutive Officer, Director
  • Ellen RudolphExecutive Officer, Director
Offering amount
$7.2M
Amount sold
$7.2M
First sale
May 2022
Incorporated
Corporation, Delaware, 2021
Federal exemptions
06b
Full filing on SEC EDGAR ↗

Source: SEC EDGAR Form D. Amounts as filed; amended filings shown once at their latest values.

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Frequently asked questions

What does WellTheory do?
Welltheory offers evidence-based nutrition and lifestyle coaching for people with autoimmune conditions, including 1-1 coaching, unlimited messaging, personalized whole-body care plans, and access to testing and a patient community. Its care team is made up of people who have autoimmune conditions themselves.
Who founded WellTheory?
WellTheory was founded by Ellen Rudolph, Wallace Torres in 2021.
Who are WellTheory's investors?
WellTheory's investors include Accel, BoxGroup, Coalition Operators, Corewell Health Ventures, Dorm Room, Ingeborg Investments, Samsung Next, Scribble Ventures and 4 more.
How much funding has WellTheory raised?
WellTheory has disclosed $40.2M raised across 3 of its 5 known rounds.
Where is WellTheory headquartered?
WellTheory is headquartered in San Francisco, US.